SKF has signed a strategic agreement with ReGen Powertech, a leading wind turbine manufacturer in India. Under the terms of the agreement, SKF will supply pitch and yaw bearing sets and mainshaft bearings for the company’s 1.5-MW wind turbines. Shishir Joshipura, Managing Director and Country Head, SKF India, said, “This agreement positions us as a…
An American pitch system in a Chinese turbine
U.S. manufacturer Moog has supplied an AC servo motion-controlled pitch system for a 3-MW wind turbine in China. “In 2011, China’s emphasis on wind energy development will boost the wind energy sector. Chinese wind turbine manufacturers are ramping up their investment to seize a larger share of the world market,” says Lars Rasmussen, Moog’s general manager for the Asia Pacific region.